HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO BAG LIMITS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

1 SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the department of

2 land and natural resources has adopted various administrative

3 rules regulating the taking, killing, or possession of spiny

4 (ula), Mona (), and Samoan crab

5 ( serrata) . The legislature further finds that section

6 188-58.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, also regulates the taking or

7 killing of the female sex of (ula), Mona crab

8 (ranina ranina), and Samoan crab (Scylla serrata) . The

9 legislature recognizes that having these somewhat conflicting,

10 dual regulations often creates confusion.

11 The purpose of this Act is to remove any conflicts that may

12 exist between Hawaii Administrative Rules and the Hawaii Revised

13 Statutes regarding the taking or killing of certain

14 by repealing the statutory prohibition of taking or killing of

15 the female sex of spiny , Mona , and Samoan crabs.

16 SECTION 2. Section 188-58.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is

17 repealed.

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1 [“3188 58.5] Female ula (spiny lobsters), ICona crabs, and

2 S~oan crabs; taking or killing prohibited. (a) Unlcss

3 othcrwisc cxcmptcd by law, it shall bc unlawful for any pcrson

4 to takc or kill any fcmalc ula (spiny lobstcr or Panulirus)

5 Kona crab (Ranina ranina) , or Samoan crab (Scylla scrrata)

6 shall not prohibit thc taking or killing

7 of fcmalc marinc invcrtcbratcs idcntificd in subscction (a) if

8 thcy arc thc product of commcrcial aguaculturc and not rcmovcd

9 from thcir natural cnvironmcnt.”]

10 SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed

11 and stricken.

12 SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

13 INTRODUCED BY: a

JAN 232019

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Report Title: Fishing Regulations; Spiny Lobster; Kona Crabs; Samoan Crabs; Taking; Bag Limits

Description: Repeals the statutory prohibition of taking or killing female spiny lobsters, Kona crabs, and Samoan crabs.

The summa,y description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

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